Springtime in Stoughton is ushered in by a three day weekend full of odd Norweigen themed competitions, concerts, parades, and arts demonstrations. It takes place the third weekend each May. They call it "Syttende Mai". It celebrates Norway'ss independence from Sweden in 1814. A large portion of the town's population are descended from Norwegians, so they still celebrate it with pride.
Sylvia and her friend Laura, participated in the canoe race Friday night. I'll post her description of their muddy adventures in the next post.
For us onlookers, it was mostly sitting in the drizzle, waiting and waiting for their canoe to come by. Ephraim enjoyed a sucker, and seeing how close to the edge of the river he could get.
The next morning, Sylvia and I went downtown early, to do our shift with the scouts for our summer camp fundraiser. The scouts take ice orders from the foodcart vendors along main street, then go back to the ice-semi, load the ice into cars or golfcarts, and go make deliveries. They loaded over 80 bags in the 90 min we were there.
Sunday afternoon, Sylvia put on her scout shirt again to go line up with the local scouts for the afternoon parade.
Thunderstorms had been rolling through all morning, but as soon as the parade began, the sun came out. It was a miricle they didn't get rained on.
We had great seats, right on the corner down from our house. I loved the horse drawn carriages best. So elegant!
I loved the horse drawn carriages best. So elegant!
Ephraim loved the cotton candy best.
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